Jake Schoonover

Biography

Jake Schoonover enters 2025 in his third season at Ole Miss, serving as the assistant head coach, special teams coordinator and nickelbacks coach. Schoonover's special teams unit was highlighted by an all-around excellent kicking game in 2024, with All-American senior kicker Caden Davis and fellow senior and punter Fraser Masin leading the way. Davis, a first team All-American by the College Football Network, broke Ole Miss single-season records in both total points scored and points kicking with 129 on the season after going 24-of-29 on field goals and 57-of-59 on PATs -- including an Ole Miss single-game record 10-of-10 line against Furman. Davis also nailed a crucial 57-yard field at LSU, which set a new Tiger Stadium record, which tied him with Cloyce Hinton for the most career makes from at least 55 yards out at two apiece. Davis left Ole Miss as its career record holder in 50-yard field goals (4), and in 2024 led the nation with 82 touchbacks. Masin had his best season as a Rebel to date, helping Ole Miss rank third in the nation with a net punting average of 44.31, which stands as the best net punting mark in school history and tied for the 24th-best in FBS history. Masin, a semifinalist for the Ray Guy, put together the third-best single-season average at 46.6 yards per punt with a long of 65, a total of 16 downed inside the 20 and 14 that traveled at least 50 yards. With the Rebels in 2023, Schoonover led an Ole Miss special teams squad that led the SEC and ranked fo

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